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Association For Molecular Pathology Comments To The SACGHS
In public comments given before the Secretary of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health and Society (SACGHS), the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) addressed three areas: Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER), evidence for coverage of genetic and genomic tests, and gene patents.

Research Points To A New Way To Protect Kidneys Threatened By Insufficient Blood Or Toxins
Better treatments for acute renal failure may be possible by blocking the mitochondrial fragmentation that occurs when kidneys don"t get enough blood or are exposed to toxins, researchers at the Medical College of Georgia report in the may issue of The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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Tulane Receives $7.07 Million NIH Grant To Develop Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Detection Kits
Researchers at Tulane University, in collaboration with Corgenix Medical Corporation, a worldwide developer and marketer of diagnostic test kits, have received a five-year $7,073,538 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for continued development of detection kits for Lassa viral hemorrhagic fever, a serious disease spread by contact with infected rodents. Viral hemorrhagic fevers are characterized by fever and bleeding disorders and can progress to high fever and shock. Lassa fever is estimated to infect 300,000 to 500,000 people per year across West Africa, resulting in approximately 5,000 deaths.
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Also In Global Health News: Children With HIV/AIDS; Leishmaniasis Treatment; ITNs In Tanzania; U.S. Malaria Fight; PEPFAR Safe Injection Funds

IRIN Examines Hardships Facing Parents, Guardians Of Children Living With HIV/AIDS IRIN examines the hardships parents and guardians of the estimated 170,000 Kenyan children currently infected with HIV often face. "Caregivers face the dilemma of how to disclose status to ... [HIV-positive] children, and to whom," as well as other issues, Mabel Ngoe Takona, HIV/AIDS Coordinator for Africa at ActionAid, said. The article explores ways the government could help to provide parents and guardians with disclosure guidelines as well as training and support (IRIN, 6/24). University Of Dundee , DNDi Working Together To Develop Leishmaniasis Treatments The University of Dundee"s drug discovery unit is working with the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative on a potential five-year 1.8 million pound - about $3 million - deal to develop "affordable and effective" treatments for visceral leishmaniasis, PharmaTimes reports. The money provided under the partnership will be put towards establishing a dedicated leishmaniasis drug discovery group at the university (McKee, PharmaTimes, 6/23). Campaign Under Way To Distribute 7.2M Mosquito Nets To Children Under 5 In Tanzania The Citizen examines the Tanzanian government"s efforts to rid the country of malaria. In an address to the Parliament on Monday, Aisha Kigoda, the deputy minister for Health and Social Welfare, spoke of a campaign underway that aims to distribute 7.2 million mosquito nets countrywide to children under the age of five. So far, 962,312 mosquito nets have been distributed (Said/Jube, Citizen, 6/23). BMJ Examines U.S. Role In Fighting Malaria The British Medical Journal examines the U.S. role in fighting malaria worldwide. According to BMJ, "[b]ilateral US funding for malaria has grown almost fourfold, from $198 million in 2004 to a projected $762 million in 2010." Timothy Ziemer, head of the President"s Malaria Initiative, said, "We"ve gotten past the slogans and rhetoric" on malaria, and the U.S. is focusing on what works, expanding successes and on strengthening local health systems sustain efforts (Roehr, BMJ, 6/22). The article quotes experts from the Kaiser Family Foundation"s recent briefing, which examined the U.S. government"s role in addressing malaria moving forward, including its strategic options for reducing the impact of the disease, and the current status of the development of the comprehensive malaria strategy. A webcast, transcript and other res are available here. PEPFAR Funds Supplies, Training To Promote Safe Injection Practices Over the past five years, PEPFAR has helped to purchase and distribute over 7 million safe injection commodities and train over 10,000 health workers through the Making Medical Injections Safer (MMIS) project in Nigeria, Vanguard/allAfrica.com reports. Speaking in Lagos last week, MMIS Country Director Abimbola Sowande "[c]ommend[ed] Lagos state government for blazing the trail in injection safety" and "called on other states in Nigeria to copy the best practices currently apply in the state," Vanguard/allAfrica.com writes (Obinna, Vanguard/allAfrica.com, 6/22). This information was reprinted from globalhealth.kff.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at globalhealth.kff.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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